P6

Witness statement
Learner name		Aiden Campbell
Qualification		BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title		Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment		Set up and maintain a computer system
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
Task 2 (P6) Using the computer system provided: Change the icon size to large Change the font size to large colour/background to red
Assessment and grading criteria
P6.configure a computer system to meet user needs For P6, learners must configure some basic system settings, such as left and right mouse buttons, powersaving options, screen resolution, desktop theme, font size, default language setting, default folder locations etc.
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
The activity took place in IV5 on the 23/05/2014 at 2:51pm. Aiden managed to change the icon size by right clicking > view > large icons. This resulted in the icons being much larger than the normal size of the icons. They also managed to change the font size to large by   using the control panel > appearance and personalization > display > font size. They also changed the background to red by right clicking > personalize and changing the colour to red.
Witness name	Kyle Donnelly		Job role	Student
	MB
Witness signature	K.Donnelly		Date	23/05/2014
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D1

Firewalls

Firewalls can improve the performance of your computer by helping protect the system from any programs trying to gain access to your network. The firewall can also block trojans, viruses and other forms of malware trying to infect your computer. The firewall will also give you the option on whether to allow files to access your computer without authorisation and this will help stop your computer from slowing down and crashing.

Defragmentation

Defragmentation can help improve the performance of your computer by breaking down large files which makes the file size smaller and increases the amount of memory available on the system. When a hard drive gets fragmented files, the computer performance will be slowed down as it has to search more places to find the file so disk defragment is important for rearranging the data and merging the fragmented files so that the computer can run more efficiently.

Drive Formatting

Drive Formatting can improve the performance of your computer as it will remove data, clean overloaded registries and remove viruses that are constantly causing damage to the system. This process can greatly improve the performance of your computer as it will remove any content that is causing glitches and conflicts in the system. If this process is performed on a regular basis, the life of your computer will be extended greatly and will prevent future system crashes that would normally occur on your computer.

P5

Witness statement
Learner name		Aiden Campbell
Qualification		BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title		Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment		P5 set up a standalone computer system, installing hardware and software components [SM3]
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
After making a successful start in your role as an IT trainer for the IT Support Department of RS Components, you have been have been asked to prepare training material of a more advanced and practical kind. Before you are allowed to do this you are required to prove your abilities in hardware and software upgrades. Task Achieved Date achieved Connect a monitor to a computer X 20/05/2014 Connect a keyboard to a computer X 20/05/2014 Connect a mouse to a computer X 20/05/2014 Demonstrate where the graphics card is installed X 20/05/2014 Install MS Office 2003 X 20/05/2014 Install MS security essentials X 20/05/2014 Create a user account X 20/05/2014 Configure system software, application software and documents X 20/05/2014
Assessment and grading criteria
P5 set up a standalone computer system, installing hardware and software components [SM3] For P5, learners must install at least one hardware and one software component in a stand-alone system. This is best evidenced with a witness statement or observation record and screen shots. Learners must use suitable safety equipment/tools and pay due regard to health and safety issues.
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
The activity took place in IV5 on the 20/05/2014 at 10:15am. Aiden successfully managed to connect a keyboard, mouse & monitor to the computer and had them functioning correctly when the computer was booted up. They managed to demonstrate where the graphics card is installed inside of the computer. When the computer had booted up, Aiden managed to install Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Security Essentials to ensure that the computer was fully protected before creating a user account. When the user account was fully set up, they managed to configure all of the system software, application software and documents so the computer is fully capable of performing.
Witness name	Kyle Donnelly		Job role	Student
Witness signature	K.Donnelly		Date	20/05/2014
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M1

P3

P2